Pellet Posy

Pellet Posy
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2
Scientific name	Amplus nutrio
Family	Pellet Weed
Areas	Pikmin The Impact Site The Forest of Hope The Forest Navel Pikmin 2 Valley of Repose Awakening Wood Perplexing Pool
Caves	None
Challenge Mode stages	None
2-Player Battle stages	None
Attacks	N/A

Pellet Posies are a species of plants that appear in both Pikmin games. They possess a unique trait which allows them to crystallize nectar into small pellets; the main way for Pikmin to propagate. When a Pikmin cuts one down, it drops a pellet, these come in different sizes and colors: 1, 5, 10 and 20 with red, yellow, and blue pellets. Although there are 5, 10, and 20 pellets in Pikmin, Pellet Posies which actually grow those pellets are not seen until Pikmin 2. Some of these plants' pellets change color at regular intervals, similarly to the Queen Candypop Buds, and drop an appropriate pellet when the plant itself is taken down. If a Pikmin is thrown and lands on the pellet or upper stem the plant will automatically succumb and drop the pellet that is present when the Pikmin hits. This allows players to get the color of pellet they deem most important. All Pellet Posies have the same health, regardless of color or the number on the pellet they carry. Pellet Posies also appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl with similar purposes; hitting them causes them to drop their pellets, which can be thrown or eaten. Different number pellets do different amounts of damage. “{{notes:enemy/{{{2}}}|block=y}}”

Locations

A group of every kind (except "5-size") of Pellet Posies in Awakening Wood. The fallen "20-size" Pellet changes colors, as those of "1-size".

Pikmin

Two "1" Pellet Posies.

Pellet Posies are most common in Pikmin, especially at the Impact Site.

Pikmin 2

In Pikmin 2, Pellet Posies appear regularly in the Valley of Repose and the Awakening Wood, but disappear from the Perplexing Pool the day after Yellow Pikmin are discovered, and are never found in the Wistful Wild. However, pellets without a plant can be found within all above-ground areas, usually as a drop from enemies. Neither pellets nor Pellet Posies are ever found in caves.

As a sidenote, 10- and 20-weight Pellet Posies only appear in the Awakening Wood and the Valley of Repose in the Pikmin 2 world. There are three 10s found in the Awakening Wood, located to the left of the landing site, near the location of the Pilgrim Bulb. The yellow 10 is near one of the Burgeoning Spiderworts, located on a ledge, ideal for the use of Yellow Pikmin to attack and retrieve the pellet. The other two (red and blue) are at ground level. The only 20-weight pellet in the game is situated on the ledge that is left around from where the Sunseed Berry is found. This 20 intermittently changes color, so time carefully when cutting it down to get the desired color of pellet. It will appear starting on Day 11, and will respawn five days after collected. The only special Pellet Posy in the Valley of Repose is a 10-pellet, and it changes colors; starting on Day 4, it can be found on a ledge in the vicinity of the rocket.

Killing Strategy

Although the Pellet Posy is classified as a plant rather than an enemy, they are still vulnerable to attacks and can be killed with ease by Pikmin or a captain. When hit, the make a "squeaking" sound; the larger the posy, the deeper the sound. For an instant kill, throw your Pikmin at the pellet, not the stem.

Trivia

• Beta Pellet Posies have spikey stems and when killed, instead of the petals falling off and the pellet falling flat on its back, the pellets remain sideways with their petals on and the petals disappear in purple lights.
• It's scientific name, Amplus Nutrius, is loosely translated to 'Ample Nutrients': Amplus being close to ample, and nutrius is close to nutrients. This is also based on the fact that it supplies ample nutrients to the creatures of the planet, most notably pikmin.
• In beta Pikmin Pellet Posies were a lot taller and had several spikes.

See Also

• Pellet glitch